Popular with the peace movement and hippies, Dylan’s song demands action from the people, specifically calling for change by parents and poets and politicians.

Tame by contemporary standards, this song was banned from the airwaves dues to anti-government lyrics—but the folk-rock single still managed to reach #1 in the U.S.

The War was still widely supported, and protest songs could get banned. Co-writer Bobby Hart says, “We couldn't be too direct with The Monkees. We kind of snuck it in.”

Written about war in general, not just Vietnam, the song was too controversial for many radio stations. The soundtrack features gun shots, drums, and military commands.

[Sky Pilot is slang for Chaplain] Burdon’s inspiration was news footage of a priest, “splashin’ holy water on these Napalm canisters, and I thought that’s really perverse.”

Whoopee! We’re all gonna die... With gallows humor, the Rag gave voice to soldiers’ fears. Performed at Woodstock, the song remains a legendary piece of anti-war protest.